Slide-rail holder



J. E. WILSON'.

SLIDE RAIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED ram/'21, 1920.

HV1/@violej ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 26, 192.1.

JAMEs EDWARD wilson, or nLDoRADo, rumors.

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sLrDn-RAIL HOLDER.

Application niealiiiay 21, 1920. serial No. 383,168.

- To all whom t mayicoacem:

Be it known that l, JAMES E. VViLsoN, citizen of the United `States,residing at Eldorado, in the county of Saline and State of Illinois,have inventeda new and useful Slide-Rail Holder, of which the followingis a specilication, e e *y This, invention relates to holders for ,eX-tensible mine rails. e

The object is to providea device for temporarily holding in position apair of rails laid alongside of and loosely applied to the ends of the'fixed laid rails with the heads of the loose rails enraging the webs ofthe fixed rails beneath tzlie heads ofthe latter, the loose rails beingadapted to be projected more or less beyond the fixed rails, and theholding device being Atemporarily secured to an intervening tie. e

A full and complete understandingof thefinvention may be obtained fromthe following detailed description talrenrinconnecH tion with theaccompanying drawing form.- ing part of this specification, it beingunderstood that while the drawing.V shows a practical form of theinvention, the latter is not conined to any strict. conformitytherewith, but maybe changed and modified, so long as such changes andmodifications` mark no. material .departure from the salient features ofthe invention.

In thedrawing, in which similar'referencev characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the `several figures;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the .end portions` of apermanenthminetraclr and showing the improved holder in position tosupport a pair of temporary rails `forextending the said track;I

Fig.` 2 is a detail planview, on an en larged scale, of'one side oflthetraclr; e y

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of Figyiis a longitudinalsectionall view `of vthey abutting. ofthe temporary rails and`sllinviils the device in engagement therewith and4 its detachableconnection with the tie; i

Fig. 5 is a' detail perspective view Vof one of the temporary railholders. v TheI usual practiceI in mines is to extend the ear track ,asclose to the workable `coal or other materiales it is. possibleto do bythe use of `full length rails.'y The rnine Car, however, must be runWithin a reasonable i distanee'of the mined `coal morder lthat theSpecification of Letters atent.

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rminer may readily shovel the same into said car, and for this purposeit isy customary to entend the track by short length eXtensipn railstemporarily laid in place in longitudinal alinement with the permanentrails and adapted to` receive the wheels of the car, and extendedsuiiiciently to carry the car the required distance to reach the minedcoal. It has been foundexpedient to lay these temporary rails on theirsidesl and within or between the permanent rails,

withy their treads fitting beneath the head of thev latter and bearingagainst the inner faces of the webs of the same andtheir bases opposedto each other. The wheels of the mine; car readily roll olf the ends ofthe permanentrails and onto theupturned sides of the heads of thetemporary extension rails, the flanges of thewheels finding theirnecessary pathybetween the head and the base of the latter. yIn likemanner, after the coal has `been cleaned up4 and carried away by the caror cars, the extension rails may be used to, carry the mining machine upto a position to operate on the coal.

The device of the kpresent invention is designed tov hold the outer orfree ends kof thek temporary extension 4rails and. to maintain them inspaced relation and inV alinement with the permanent rails, and tohold asecond pair of extensiony rails when it is found necessary to use thesame in order to reach the work with the caror machine and when it isnot desired to place in yposition the permanent rails. f

,As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing,`y the permanent rails 1 havetheirterminals secured to a tie 2 by the usual spikes and are of the usualformation havingthe base, the head and the connecting web., f

A pair of slide or extensionrails 2, simi- ,lar in construction4 to theaforesaid permanent rails 1, are adapted to be iitted between the rails1 with the` head l thereof ,locatedI vbeneath the overhanging shoulderof the head of the permanent rail, and the base flange 5 standing onedge and resting on the ties 2 which throwsthe web 6 of the slide railslightly `at an `inclineywith 4the lower face ofthe head of thetemporary rail resting on the upper face ofthe inner base flange of thepermanent rail.

, By the use of ordinary spikes 7 partially `drivenin the last tie 2.located 4at the ends of therrails 1, the extension rails 3 may be slidont the required distance, with relation to the former, and the tworails may be held in their proper relation to each other to receive fand support the wheels of the car. (Not shown).

It is to be understood that the rails 3 mayV lbe of any desired length,and that the ties for the same are located in the usual manner. 1 l

, vThe holding device comprises a pair of opp'ositely disposed heavysheet metal cou-V plings or sleeves 8 adapted to partially surl roundthe extension rails 8, andto be temporarily secured to a tie 2, andhaving con-V necting means for'holding them in the proper spacedrelation.

The couplings or sleeves 8 each comprise a base portion 9 adapted torest upon the tie 2 and formed integrally along one edge with anupstanding wall 10, having an inwardly directed wall 11 adapted to litthe tread and upper side face respectively of Y the head 4 of the.extension rail, the said wall 11 having a downwardly or inwardlydirected marginal flange 12 adapted to fit the upper shoulder of theextension rail head 4. At the opposite or inner edge of the. base 9 anintegral upstanding wall 13 is proi 'vided' which is adapted to bearagainst the Vextend .substantially half way-beyond the base flange 5 ofthe extension rail, and has its upper edge flanged or bent over, as at14, to surround the upper edge of the base Y flange 5,'the entire devicebeing adapted to hug the rail preventing the accidental removal of thesame therefrom. It will be noted that each coupling or sleeve comprisestwo clamping or engaging parts or portions, one part embracing the headof the slide 'i f rail andthe other engaging the base flange of saidrail. The exact shape of the coupling or sleeve to accomplish thesepurposes is notmaterial. e

Each coupling or sleeve 8 is provided in the wall 13 withan eye 15,preferablyformed by slitting the metal and bending outwardly the portionthus provided. The eyes 15 are adapted to be engaged by the ups't'andingterminals 15 of a connecting rod 16 which serves to hold the couplingsor sleeves 8 in the proper spaced relation.

Thelcouplings or sleeves 8 are adapted to o ends of the extension rails3, and said'sleeves are provided with spaced holes 17 a'distance apartsubstantially equal to the width ofa vtie 2. The rails V3 are eachprovided with similar holes4 18 formed inthe webs 6 there- Aof and adistance from the ends of the same substantially equal to one-half thewidth of a tie 2, so that when the sleeve is in position on the end ofthe extension rail, the several holes may register and receive a pin 19which may bedropped through the same Y and rest against-thev oppositesides of the tie 2, in order to preventy any longitudinal movement ofthe sleeve along the tie.

When it is desired to elongate the extension, another pair of' rails 20similar to the rails 3 may be utilized, and these are securedv in thesleeves in the same manner as before described, the said rails 3 and 20serving to carry the car or machine in proximityto the work. Y

From the' foregoing it will be seen that a simple and cheaplymanufactured holding device for mine rails has been provided, which maybe easily handled to extend the track, and which will serve to hold oneor two pairs of extension rails in position with relation to thepermanent track. It will be understood that the outer ends of the secondpair of rails 2O may be held in position upon another tie by suitablyspiking fthe same. What is claimed is:

1. A device for holding the sliderails of' mine tracks, with the sliderails lying on their sides, their base flanges assuming an inclinedposition and their heads engaging the webs of the permanent rails,comprising a sheet metal coupling or sleeveshaped to conform t0 thecontour of the rails and having a part to clamp the head of the sliderails and another part to clamp the base flange of said slide rails.

2. Means for holding the slide rails of mine tracks, with the ysliderails lyingV on their sides and their heads engaging the webs `of thepermanent rails beneath the heads of thelatter, comprising a pair oflike couplings or sleeves each constructed to 'l clamp respectively theheads and vthe base flanges of the slide rails, each coupling beingshaped to permit passage yof the flange of the wheel of the mine carbetween those parts K `wardly-directed marginal flange, Ysaid walls andflange ittin of theslide rai, said b ase portion having at'the otherside an upstanding wall with its upper edge flanged toeengage the andengaging the head upper edge ofthe lbase flange of theslide@` Y rail. Y

' 4..Ak device Yforfholding slide railsifor mines, .comprising a pairofk substantially identical, oppositely disposed metallicv couplings orsleevesadapted to' partially surround and support the outer free endsof'the slide rails while resting upon .ai tie, said n while lying on theirsides, with their `inner ends between the permanent rails andconstituting contlnuations thereof, said sleeves being adapted to restupon and be secured to a tie and to overhang the ends of the` sliderails while straddling the tie, eyes formed in the opposed faces of thecouplings or sleeves, a connecting rod engaging the eyes and restingupon the tie, and pins adapted to traverse registering openings formedin the sleeves and the ends of the slide rails, said pins bearingkagainst the sides of the tie to prevent longitudinal movement of theslide rails, said sleeves being adapted to receive another pair of sliderails in their overhanging portions and to be locked thereto by a pairofthe pins to further extend the track. .e f

6. A holder for the slide rails of mine tracks, comprising a pair ofsubstantially identical sheet metal couplings or sleeves shapedto'conform to the contour of the rails and to support the same at theirouter ends while lying on their sides, with their inner ends between thepermanent rails and constituting continuations thereof, said sleevesbeing adapted to rest upon and be secured to a tie and to overhang theends *ofv` the slide rails while straddling the tie, and `pins adaptedto traverse registering openings formed in the sleeves and the endsofthe slide rails, said pins bearing against the sides of the tie toprevent longitudinal movement of the slide rails, said sleeves beingadapted to receive another pair of slide rails in their overhangingportions and to'be locked thereto by a pair of the pins t0 furtherextend the track. Y

`7. A holder for ythe slideorails of mine tracks, comprising a pair ofsubstantially identical metal couplings or sleeves shaped to conform tothe contour of the rails' and to vsupport the same at their outer endswhile lying on their sides, with their inner ends between 'the permanentrails and constituting continuations thereof, said sleeves being adaptedto rest upon and be secured to a tie and to overhang the ends of theslide rails whilejstraddling the tie, eyes formed in the opposed facesof the couplings orsleeves, a connecting rod engaging the eyes andrest-y ing upon the tie, and means to prevent longitudinal movement ofthe slide rails, said` sleeves being adapted to receive another pair ofslide rails in their overhanging portions and to be locked thereto bysaid means to further extend the track. f

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliixedmy signature.

J EDWARD WILSON.

